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November 29, 2007

Posted: November 29th, 2007 10:40 AM ET

Hyde died early Thursday morning.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Former Congressman Henry Hyde, a Republican from Illinois, died early Thursday morning. He was 83.

Hyde's death was confirmed by a spokesman in the office of Republican leader John Boehner.

He had been ill for some time and had open heart surgery in July. In his final years in office, he was wheelchair bound and frail.

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